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TheDudeAZO

Posted 24 August 2015 - 10:04 AM

I am currently looking to replace my laptop for all the everyday tasks I have to do at home as I realized that the laptop doesn't get moved as much as it was intended to.

At first, I was looking for a guide to build my own PC, because I have no clue how it works and everybody is saying how much better it is to build yourself compared to buying a complete desktop. It was there that I noticed buying a set desktop isn't that much of a bad idea as I thought it would be.

And now I really need some tips on what I should pay attention to when buying the machine, especially in terms of price comparison and quality components.

I'll give you some criteria and my needs:

- I'm a college student, so it should obviously run all the microsoft office software and having it included when buying the machine would be a nice plus.

- light gaming; I like to play League of Legends atm so it shouldn't have any problems with that.

- an SSD for the OS and most important software and data; have it in my laptop on top of a traditional HDD and I don't want to miss it

- lot of multitasking

- watching movies from the hard drive, streaming series, streaming movies, managing my music and all this casual stuff.

I guess my point is, which CPU would be good enough? Is it possible to replace the CPU in a set desktop once it gets old, slow or breaks? Which graphic cards are good and what do I need?

I started looking on the Dell website. Is it any good? I basically have zero experience with desktop manufacturers so I don't even know where to start looking.

Would be so cool if you could help me. Sorry for my poor knowledge about this topic. Bear with me.

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SpywareDr

Posted 25 August 2015 - 11:13 AM

SpywareDr

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Dell is fine. Intel Core i5 or higher. At least 4GB of RAM, 8 is better. SSD should be at least 120GB for the OS and some programs, with an additional spinner (normal HD) for storage. As far as graphic cards go, what's the budget? They start at maybe $35 or so and go on up into the $Thou$ands,